A-Z Psychology Coursework Handbook
Published on 28. September 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-340-79063-2 (ISBN)
Description
The A-Z Psychology Coursework Handbook is the ideal companion for the student undertaking psychology field and project work. It is a highly accessible book and one which students can dip into when and where they need guidance. It addresses the specific coursework requirements of all the Psychology AS and A2 specifications, and shows how you can maximise marks for your coursework report writing. It also contains easy to follow explanations of the major statistical tests that you are likely to use in your research. In addition, there is an extensive range of 'investigations to go' which can be used as the basis for your own research investigation, an extensive resources section, and sections on how to incorporate IT and the internet into your research and report writing.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder Arnold
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
line illustrations, diagrams
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
335 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-79063-2 (9780340790632)
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Mike Cardwell | Hugh Coolican
A-Z Psychology Coursework Handbook
Book
07/2003
2nd Edition
Hodder Arnold
€31.13
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Persons
Mike Cardwell is Chief Examiner for the AQA (AEB) Psychology A level, Senior Lecturer at Bath Spa University College and an experienced author. Hugh Coolican is the best-selling author of Research Methods & Statistics in Psychology 3rd edition and is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Coventry University.
Content
How to get started, How to decide on a research focus, Aims and hypotheses, The project brief - establishing a plan, Establishing a theoretical/research context for the study, Choosing a method, Primary data - laboratory experiments and evaluation, Primary data - field / natural experiments and evaluation, Primary data - surveys and questionnaires and evaluation, Primary data - observational research and evaluation, Primary data - correlational research and evaluation, Inferential statistics tests - testing for significance, Presentation - writing up the report, AQA, OCR and Edexcel - specific requirements, Using IT in research and report writing, Research suggestions - "investigations to go', Appendix - A-Z of coursework terms, Appendix - A-Z of resources, Appendix - Ethical guidelines, Appendix - templates for informed consent forms, Critical value tables for tests in chapter 12.